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Chembong (state constituency)

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Chembong
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Zaifulbahri Idris
BN
First contested1986
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]18,116
Area (km²)[2]193

Chembong is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008, the State Assemblyman for Chembong is Zaifulbahri Idris from the Barisan Nasional (BN).[3]

Definition

The Chembong constituency contains the polling districts of Ulu Pedas, Sepri, Kampong Rendah, Kampong Senama Ulu, Chembong, Pekan Pedas, Kampong Pedas Tengah, Pekan Rembau, Batu Hampar, Mampong, Pilin and Kundor.[4]

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chembong
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
7th 1986-1990 Mahzan Hamzah BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999 Firdaus Muhammad Rom Harun
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008 Muhammad Rais Zainuddin
12th 2008-2013 Zaifulbahri Idris
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018–present

Election results

The electoral results for the Chembong state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Zaifulbahri Idris 9,079 60.45
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Azizan Marzuki 4,652 30.97
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Rosmin Adam 1,288 8.58
Total valid votes 15,019 100.00
Total rejected ballots 213
Unreturned ballots 98
Turnout 15,330 84.62
Registered electors 18,116
Majority 4,427
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
Source(s)
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Zaifulbahri Idris 10,153 73.43
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain 3,673 26.57
Total valid votes 13,826 100.00
Total rejected ballots 230
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 14,056 86.30
Registered electors 16,287
Majority 6,480
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link]
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Zaifulbahri Idris 7,017 70.44
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Zakaria Dahlan 2,944 29.56
Total valid votes 9,961 100.00
Total rejected ballots 175
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 10,155 78.13
Registered electors 12,997
Majority 4,073
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
Source(s)

References